RECON: TNO occultation with 13RN124

Event between 13RN124 and star GA0920:00059054 with event index number of 2463471

Geocentric closest approach at 2027/09/21 09:55:37 UTC

J2000 position of star is 00:38:55.6 +02:35:24
Equinox of date position of star is 00:40:03.7 +02:42:40
Stellar brightness G=15.5, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 53 degrees from the moon. Moon is 72% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=23.4

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TNO is 46.4 AU from the Sun and 45.4 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 25.0 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.7 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 369 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 5581 km.
The sky-plane scale is 32949.9 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=6.7
Diameter=278.0 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 11.1 sec chord
Diameter=113.5 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 4.5 sec chord
Dynamical classification is SCATEXTD
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 13RN124, (2027/09/21 09:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:59:10.4 -29:28:28  1.2 40.30  91
Algenib        00:14:40.0 +15:20:15  2.8 14.10  53
PPM 143688     00:38:56.2 +03:17:14  6.4  0.65  53
PPM 143705     00:39:26.1 +02:54:56  8.5  0.29  53
PPM 143722     00:39:50.0 +02:35:10  9.5  0.20  53
PPM 143746     00:40:55.6 +02:51:56 10.7  0.19  53
13RN124        00:40:21.2 +02:44:31 15.5        53
Positions are for equinox of date

This table contains the target star visibility for the RECON network. The observing range has been set to a maximum of 2.4 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 27.2 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=6.9%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 09:53:31 -32.7 Dark Up 39.5 204.0 Up 09:38:31 - 10:08:31 6656
Victoria 09:53:39 -35.6 Dark Up 42.2 200.9 Up 09:38:39 - 10:08:39 6575
Kelowna 09:53:29 -33.0 Dark Up 40.0 205.4 Up 09:38:29 - 10:08:29 6566
Peachland 09:53:30 -33.2 Dark Up 40.2 205.1 Up 09:38:30 - 10:08:30 6566
Summerland 09:53:29 -33.3 Dark Up 40.3 205.3 Up 09:38:29 - 10:08:29 6551
Penticton 09:53:29 -33.3 Dark Up 40.3 205.4 Up 09:38:29 - 10:08:29 6543
Oliver 09:53:29 -33.6 Dark Up 40.6 205.6 Up 09:38:29 - 10:08:29 6514
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 09:53:29 -33.7 Dark Up 40.7 205.9 Up 09:38:29 - 10:08:29 6495
Tonasket 09:53:29 -33.9 Dark Up 41.0 205.9 Up 09:38:29 - 10:08:29 6472
Okanogan 09:53:30 -34.3 Dark Up 41.4 205.8 Up 09:38:30 - 10:08:30 6449
Brewster 09:53:30 -34.6 Dark Up 41.7 205.7 Up 09:38:30 - 10:08:30 6433
Manson/Chelan 09:53:32 -34.9 Dark Up 42.0 205.3 Up 09:38:32 - 10:08:32 6427
Sleaford 09:52:58 -25.6 Dark Up 33.5 220.3 Up 09:37:58 - 10:07:58 6396
Wenatchee 09:53:32 -35.3 Dark Up 42.4 205.3 Up 09:38:32 - 10:08:32 6393
Ellensburg 09:53:33 -35.7 Dark Up 42.9 205.1 Up 09:38:33 - 10:08:33 6366
Yakima 09:53:33 -36.1 Dark Up 43.3 205.3 Up 09:38:33 - 10:08:33 6333
Toppenish/White Swan 09:53:32 -36.2 Dark Up 43.4 205.6 Up 09:38:32 - 10:08:32 6309
Goldendale 09:53:34 -36.8 Dark Up 44.0 205.3 Up 09:38:34 - 10:08:34 6277
The Dalles 09:53:36 -37.1 Dark Up 44.3 204.9 Up 09:38:36 - 10:08:36 6269
PNWRO 09:53:29 -35.8 Dark Up 43.3 207.7 Up 09:38:29 - 10:08:29 6233
Maupin 09:53:35 -37.4 Dark Up 44.7 205.2 Up 09:38:35 - 10:08:35 6231
Sisters 09:53:37 -38.3 Dark Up 45.6 204.9 Up 09:38:37 - 10:08:37 6173
Bend 09:53:36 -38.4 Dark Up 45.8 205.4 Up 09:38:36 - 10:08:36 6144
Oregon Observatory 09:53:37 -38.6 Dark Up 46.0 205.3 Up 09:38:37 - 10:08:37 6134
North Lake 09:53:36 -38.8 Dark Up 46.4 206.3 Up 09:38:36 - 10:08:36 6062
Chiloquin 09:53:39 -39.8 Dark Up 47.3 205.3 Up 09:38:39 - 10:08:39 6035
Klamath Falls 09:53:39 -40.0 Dark Up 47.6 205.6 Up 09:38:39 - 10:08:39 6002
Lakeview 09:53:35 -39.4 Dark Up 47.1 207.6 Up 09:38:35 - 10:08:35 5952
Cedarville 09:53:35 -39.8 Dark Up 47.6 208.1 Up 09:38:35 - 10:08:35 5889
Fall River/Burney 09:53:39 -40.8 Dark Up 48.5 206.7 Up 09:38:39 - 10:08:39 5887
Susanville 09:53:37 -40.9 Dark Up 48.8 208.1 Up 09:38:37 - 10:08:37 5806
Greenville 09:53:38 -41.3 Dark Up 49.1 207.8 Up 09:38:38 - 10:08:38 5792
Gimple 09:53:38 -41.2 Dark Up 49.1 207.9 Up 09:38:38 - 10:08:38 5789
Quincy 09:53:38 -41.4 Dark Up 49.3 207.9 Up 09:38:38 - 10:08:38 5774
Portola 09:53:37 -41.3 Dark Up 49.3 208.7 Up 09:38:37 - 10:08:37 5746
Reno 09:53:35 -41.1 Dark Up 49.3 209.7 Up 09:38:35 - 10:08:35 5700
Carson City 09:53:36 -41.4 Dark Up 49.6 210.0 Up 09:38:36 - 10:08:36 5667
Gardnerville 09:53:36 -41.5 Dark Up 49.7 210.2 Up 09:38:36 - 10:08:36 5644
Yerington 09:53:34 -41.2 Dark Up 49.5 211.0 Up 09:38:34 - 10:08:34 5628
Hawthorne 09:53:32 -41.3 Dark Up 49.7 212.0 Up 09:38:32 - 10:08:32 5568
Lee Vining 09:53:35 -41.9 Dark Up 50.3 211.7 Up 09:38:35 - 10:08:35 5533
Tonopah 09:53:29 -40.8 Dark Up 49.4 214.2 Up 09:38:29 - 10:08:29 5477
Bishop 09:53:33 -42.0 Dark Up 50.5 213.1 Up 09:38:33 - 10:08:33 5453
Beatty 09:53:28 -41.4 Dark Up 50.2 215.6 Up 09:38:28 - 10:08:28 5353
Dunrhomin 09:52:54 -32.3 Dark Up 41.7 227.5 Up 09:37:54 - 10:07:54 5302
Indian Springs 09:53:25 -40.9 Dark Up 49.9 217.3 Up 09:38:25 - 10:08:25 5286
Henderson 09:53:24 -40.9 Dark Up 50.0 218.7 Up 09:38:24 - 10:08:24 5211
Wildwood 09:53:36 -44.3 Dark Up 53.3 215.1 Up 09:38:36 - 10:08:36 5155
Laughlin/Bullhead City 09:53:23 -41.2 Dark Up 50.5 219.9 Up 09:38:23 - 10:08:23 5114
Patrick 09:53:20 -40.6 Dark Up 49.9 220.6 Up 09:38:20 - 10:08:20 5114
Kingman/Dolan Springs 09:53:21 -40.8 Dark Up 50.2 220.5 Up 09:38:21 - 10:08:21 5099
Mohave Valley 09:53:23 -41.4 Dark Up 50.7 220.1 Up 09:38:23 - 10:08:23 5088
Idyllwild 09:53:30 -43.4 Dark Up 52.7 218.1 Up 09:38:30 - 10:08:30 5053
Lake Havasu City 09:53:22 -41.4 Dark Up 50.9 220.7 Up 09:38:22 - 10:08:22 5041
Parker 09:53:23 -41.6 Dark Up 51.1 221.1 Up 09:38:23 - 10:08:23 5006
Calipatria 09:53:27 -43.1 Dark Up 52.6 220.3 Up 09:38:27 - 10:08:27 4952
George/Scottsdale 09:53:16 -40.3 Dark Up 50.1 224.5 Up 09:38:16 - 10:08:16 4881
Yuma 09:53:25 -42.8 Dark Up 52.4 221.8 Up 09:38:25 - 10:08:25 4878

Azimuth is measured in degrees eastward from north. North is at an azimuth of 0, due East is at an azimuth of 90 degrees, due South is 180, and due West is 270.

Do not use the listing below for the RECON CPC 1100 telescopes. This is provided for other non-team facilities.

Star training set for 13RN124, (2027/09/21 09:56UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Fomalhaut      22:57:39.6 -29:37:24  1.2 40.30  91
Algenib        00:13:14.2 +15:11:01  2.8 14.10  53
PPM 143688     00:37:30.6 +03:08:06  6.4  0.65  53
PPM 143705     00:38:00.6 +02:45:49  8.5  0.29  53
PPM 143722     00:38:24.5 +02:26:03  9.5  0.20  53
PPM 143746     00:39:30.0 +02:42:49 10.7  0.19  53
13RN124        00:38:55.6 +02:35:24 15.5        53
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2022/01/28 23:54:29 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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